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Description

Nuevo Paraíso is the northern part of Mexico, separated from the United States by the San Luis River along the northern border. During this time, Mexico was in the early stages of an armed revolution, led by Abraham Reyes.

Geography

Map of the Southwestern US and Mexico as shown in-game, with Nuevo Paraiso highlighted in red.

San Luis River separates from the American territories. The territory can be traversed by rail, raft or land through bridges.

The territory is a large semi-arid desert with low-lying plants and cacti growing around the area. More of its geography is characterized by canyons, mesas and ridges that form the entirety of the desert. Dust storms may occur within the territory.

The name Nuevo Paraíso may be based on that of the Mexican border state of Nuevo León. On the eastern side of Nuevo Paraíso, the landscape resembles Monument Valley. Meanwhile, the state itself takes elements from the western border states Chihuahua, Sonora and Baja California.

Red Dead Redemption 2

The territory is inaccessible due to the growing tensions between Mexico and the United States. Compounding the conflict is the looming revolutionary threat occurring within the region. Its entirety can be seen in New Austin, however.

The in-game map keeps the same geography, yet, with the exception of El Presidio, the whole area of Nuevo Paraíso is empty without any other buildings. The geography is nearly complete however.

Trivia

Nuevo Paraíso is the only large territory that has no snow, as New Austin has snow in the area just north of MacFarlane's Ranch, while West Elizabeth has snow in Tall Trees.

After crossing a bridge between New Austin and Nuevo Paraíso, the game may still recognize the player as being in the territory that was just left (music from that territory will still be playing, bounties will still be obtained). Only after progressing a certain distance will the name of the region appear, and the player will be recognized as being in the new territory. Some players have reported that the game still recognized the player as being in Mexico after crossing Butter Bridge as far as just outside of MacFarlane's Ranch. This may be a developer oversight, or just a bug in the programming. A similar issue happens sometimes when going from New Austin to West Elizabeth.

Duelists in Nuevo Paraíso have a different dueling animation than in New Austin and West Elizabeth.

The ambient soundtrack of Nuevo Paraíso from Red Dead Redemption can rarely be heard in Red Dead Redemption 2 when cruising along the San Luis River.